Tane Norton, from Ngāi Tahu, led both the All Blacks and New Zealand Māori during the 1970s. The Linwood stalwart, who played at hooker, was the most capped All Black from Canterbury when he retired. Norton also held the record for being the oldest All Black Captain (35 years, 136 days). Winner of the Tom French Cup on two occasions, Norton was President of the NZRU from 2003 until 2005. Read More »
Toitū ngā taonga o Tangaroa Toitū ngā taonga o Tāne Toitū te Iwi
Ko Te Waipounamu te rohe rahi rawa atu o Te Puni Kōkiri. Ka whakakapia te 49 ōrau o Aotearoa (134,672,000 heketea). Ko ngā tawhā ka timata ki te raki o Kaikoura kei te taha rāwhiti o te Waipounamu, kātahi ka heke iho ki Rakiura, piki ake i te Tai Poutini ki te Kahurangi. Ko te rohe ka hāngai ki te takiwā o Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu. E whā ngā kaunihera ā-rohe whānui, 22 ngā kaunihera ā-rohe, e rima hoki ngā poari hauora.
E ai ki te tatauranga taupori o 2006, 62,277 ngā Māori kei tēnei rohe e noho ana. Koira te 11 ōrau o ngā Māori katoa o Aotearoa. He haurua o tērā kei raro i te 21.9.tau te pakeke.
Ko ngā iwi kei tēnei rohe e whai ake nei:
There are 18 Papatipu Rūnanga (tribal council regional assemblies) in Te Waipounamu that are representative of members of Te Rūnanga O Ngāi Tahu.
Kaiwhakahaere ā-rohe: David Ormsby
CHRISTCHURCH Level 3 115 Kilmore Street Christchurch 8013 PO Box 13-546 Armagh Christchurch 8141 Tel: 0800 575 839 Fax: 03 365 3641 Email: tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
DUNEDIN Level 1 Colonial House 258 Stuart Street Dunedin 9016 PO Box 180 Dunedin 9054 Tel: 0800 575 839 Fax: 03 474 9576 Email: tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
INVERCARGILL Level 1 Menzies Building 1 Esk Street Invercargill 9810 PO Box 1769 Invercargill 9840 Tel: 0800 575 839 Fax: 03 214-9179 Email: tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
Last modified: 29/04/2009